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Angola dentex

Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953

Status not recordedbony fish

The angola dentex (Dentex angolensis) is a species in the family Sparidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the angola dentex

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the angola dentex live?

Not recorded

Is the angola dentex endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the angola dentex classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySparidae
  6. genusDentex
  7. SpeciesDentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953

Synonyms Dentex polli

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Angolan dentexEnglish
  • zubatec angolskýCzech
  • Dentón AngolésSpanish
  • angolanhammasahvenFinnish
  • Denté AngolaisFrench
  • Dentão-de-AngolaPortuguese
  • 安哥拉牙鯛Chinese
  • Dentón AngoleñoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the angola dentex

Other species in the same genus Dentex.

Porgy

Dentex gibbosus

SparidaeNo free photo yet

Reds

Dentex macrophthalmus

SparidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the angola dentex?

The angola dentex (Dentex angolensis) belongs to the family Sparidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Angola dentex (Dentex angolensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/angola-dentex

MLA

“Angola dentex (Dentex angolensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/angola-dentex.

BibTeX
@misc{angola_dentex_2026,
  title = {Angola dentex (Dentex angolensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/angola-dentex},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}